The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 100

After school, Percival wanted to walk home together, but Vivienne shut him down hard.

She always had a lot of stuff on her mind about her mom that she wanted to talk about with Iris, and having Percival there would make it awkward.

Vivienne and Iris had already informed Dorian and Cordelia, so they picked up Thaddeus, grabbed a bite, and headed to the amusement park.

It’d been a long time, and Iris’s face seemed a lot older than Vivienne remembered, but she was still as gentle as ever.

Iris held Thaddeus and smiled at Vivienne. It reminded her of an old photo where Iris was holding her with the same gentleness.

That was her only time at an amusement park.

Vivienne was prepared for Iris to plead for the Hawthorn family.

But Iris dragged Thaddeus straight to the merry-go-round as soon as they got there and waved at Vivienne. “Come on, Vivienne, join us.”

Vivienne cracked a smile. Her beauty was like a breath of springtime sunshine.

Aside from a few rides with height restrictions, the three of them did the whole park.

In the end, Iris and Thaddeus came out of the haunted house and got all excited after seeing the Ferris wheel.

While queuing, Thaddeus wanted some ice cream. Iris turned to Vivienne. “Hold the line, Vivienne. I’ll take him to get some. We’ll be right back.”

“Sure,” Vivienne nodded.

However, they were taking forever. It was almost their turn, and there was still no sign of them.

Just as Vivienne was hesitating at the ticket gate, someone grabbed her hand from the side and dragged her onto the Ferris wheel.

She whipped around to see who it was and frowned. “Mr. Ellington, don’t you have anything better to do?”

The Ferris wheel started its slow ascent as the door closed.

Percival was a big guy. The cabin was not small, but it still felt a bit cramped to him.

wanted to come to the park. What

he pointed

with Isolde in

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spotted Vivienne and began waving

didn’t like Vivienne, so she kept Isolde away from the Hawthorn family, which was

hands at Vivienne, indicating that he wasn’t pulling

a smirk on her face. As if to say, “Yeah, like

company today because she had questions for Iris about her mother,

still followed,

her. Most girls would have fallen madly in love with him by now.

But she was Vivienne.

on eggshells for ten years, since she lost her

to gauge, which was

that he had been to her and her

scrutinize his every move to see if he had

tolerated him always being around her, not because she

used to hiding herself. She had the

silence, the Ferris wheel slowly turned as their cabin stopped at the highest

night sky seemed close

the amusement park lights and the

returned with ice cream. They were in line with Thomas and Isolde, both kids were hand in

entire sky.

the fireworks, and

didn’t know that her profile, in the changing light of the

to buy this amusement park for you.” After saying this, Percival found that his throat was now a bit dry. He had to fake a cough and turned

the cabin’s glass reflected the

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so intense that even he was

she gave him a slight smile.

seem to really like it here.” Percival

Ellington, how about we make

“Bet on what?”

me, I’ll do something for you.” Vivienne leaned in slightly, with a hint of mischief

“Anything?”

“Yep.”

to see Vivienne leaning

sky danced in her